May 12, 2011

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Twitter spam campaign linked to Gawker breach

A massive spam campaign that has rapidly spread on Twitter has been linked to a recent security breach of online media company Gawker Media.
 

Firefox 3.6.13 issued to fix 13 flaws, 11 "critical"

Mozilla on Thursday issued an updated Firefox web browser to fix 13 vulnerabilities.
 

Cybersecurity update fails with "don't ask, don't tell" vote

Senate Republicans on Thursday shot down an attempt to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy that bars gays from serving openly, likely the death knell to a bill that also would have brought major changes to the way the federal government handles information security. A U.S. Senate procedural vote on Thursday to continue debating the National Defense Authorization Act of 2011 failed to garner the 60 votes necessarily to move forward. The bill, passed by the House of Representatives in May, contains provisions to update to the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and establish a cybersecurity office within the Executive Office of the President. — AM
 

Hackers access UW-Madison computer systems

Hackers infiltrated the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison computer systems and accessed the personal information of tens of thousands of individuals affiliated with the college.
 

PacketMotion — Frost & Sullivan: ­The User Activity Approach to Internal Segmentation
Internal Segmentation (also known as internal firewalling) has been a growing trend over the last ten years. This white paper outlines Internal Segmentation, and the benefits of using PacketSentry for Internal Segmentation.

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Microsoft to address IE, Stuxnet flaws, 38 others

Two publicly known issues are expected to be addressed Tuesday when Microsoft releases 17 patches to correct 40 product vulnerabilities.
 

Zeus botnet targeting Macy's, Nordstrom account holders

A new Zeus botnet is targeting the credit card accounts of several major U.S. retailers, including Macy's and Nordstrom, according to researchers at online banking security firm, Trusteer.
 

Achieving integrity in the cloud

Trusting one's cloud provider remains a major deterrent to adoption, but there are ways to confirm that a third-party vendor is operating in good faith.
 

Stuxnet's persistent legacy: Cybersecurity is blended security

Were cybersecurity and Stuxnet involved with Iranian Prof. Shahriari's recent assassination? What are the game-changing physical security considerations for chief information officers?
 

How we test products

Check out this month's issue to see the other companies we picked. 

How we test products:

Click here to take a look at the methodology we use to evaluate each product we test.

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SC Events Calendar

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SC Webcast: Securing, controlling and auditing critical databases

June 21, 2011
SC eConference: Auditing and compliance

July 28, 2011
SC eConference: Securing the cloud

Aug. 25, 2011
SC eSymposium: Social networking - Threats and solutions

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